The Humble First Jobs Of 15 Highly Successful People

Warren Buffett: young and old.Woodrow Wilson High School; Bill Pugliano/Getty

It can be easy to see the world's most powerful and influential people as occupying a sphere far removed from the rest us.

But many of the one-percent started off with conventional first jobs.

Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein, for example, grew up in the projects and made extra money at a concession stand in Yankee Stadium. Warren Buffett built his savings as a kid by delivering newspapers. And before she found her calling in media, Oprah Winfrey worked at a corner store.

We'll take a look at 15 highly successful people who made the most of, but weren't defined by, a modest first job.